Convertible hair dryer caddie

ABSTRACT

The subject invention called “The Convertible Hair Dryer Caddie is a wall mounted caddie used to support a portable hair dryer and it&#39;s accessories. The caddie is designed to turn the standard hair dryer into a wall mounted hand dryer. The caddie has an electrical cord that plugs into the standard wall socket and has a socket built into the caddie where the hair dryer is plugged. Once the hair dryer is plugged into the caddie and the caddie is plugged into the wall socket, a laser mounted at the base of the caddie is activated and is used to turn the hair dryer into a hand dryer.

FIELD OF INVENTION

The subject invention called “The Convertible Hair Dryer Caddie” isdirected to a wall-mounted caddie that supports the standard hair dryerand it's accessories and also converts the hair dryer into an automatichand dryer.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

The Convertible Hair Dryer Caddie was designed to give residential homeowners the same automatic hand drying benefits found in automatic handdryers found in commercial restrooms. The convertible hair dryer caddieutilizes a hair dryer to supply the hot air. It not only supports thehair dryer and it's accessories, the caddie funnels the hot air producedfrom the hair dryer into the caddie's duct cannel. The hot air from thehair dryer will now dry a person's hands located directly under thecaddie's air duct canal. At this location the person's hands hasactivated the laser at the base of the caddie and causes the hair dryerto come on similar to the wall mounted hair dryers found in mostcommercial restrooms. The caddie is plugged into the standard 120-voltsocket. The hair dryer is plugged into the caddie. When an object comesin contact with the laser, the hot air from the hair dryer is funneledthrough the caddie's air ducts and is exhausted at the base of thecaddie. At this point the hair dryer in conjunction with the caddieoperates like an automatic hand dryer. The convertible hair dryer allowsthe average homeowner with a hair dryer to convert or use the hair dryerfor drying hands and other objects. It can be placed on a counter to dryfingernails. It can be also placed on a floor to dry a persons toenails.Without holding the hair dryer or turning on any switches, a person candry their hands, finger nails, and toe nails. It is the first caddiethat does more that than support accessories. The invention summarizedand described below is the first invention of its kind to meet theseneeds.

SUMMARY OF INVENTION

Briefly summarized, the present invention in one broad aspect is aconvertible hair dryer caddie which can be mounted on a wall and supporta hair dryer and it's accessories. The convertible hair dryer caddie canbe plugged into the standard wall socket. The hair dryer is plugged intothe caddie and is activated by a laser located at the base of thecaddie. The hair dryer is mounted on top of the caddie in a whole thatis connected to the duct canal of the caddie. The air duct canal of thecaddie causes the hot air produced from the hair dryer to be funneled tothe base of the caddie. When an ‘object such as a person’s hand comes incontact with the laser located at the base of the caddie, it causes thehair dryer to come on. The hot air from the hair dryer is funneledthrough the air duct canal of the caddie to dry hands or any otherobjects located at the base of the caddie. The convertible hair dryercaddie converts the hairdryer into more than a hair-drying device. Thehair dryer coupled with the caddie becomes an automatic hand dryersimilar to the automatic hand dryer found in most commercial restrooms.The caddie can also be placed on a counter and used to dry a personsfreshly painted finger nails or placed on the floor to dry a personsfreshly painted toenails. The convertible hair dryer caddie utilizes thehot air generated from a standard hair dryer to do more than just dryhair.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

These and other objects, features and advantages of the invention willbe evident from the following detailed description when read inconjunction with the accompanying drawings where like reference numeralsrepresent like elements or symbols and in which:

FIG. 1 is a front view of one embodiment of the internal and externalcomponents of the Convertible Hair Dryer Caddie.

FIG. 2 is a top view of the internal and external components shown inFIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is a side view of the internal and external components shown inFIG. 1.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

Referring now to FIG. 1 where a front view of one referred embodiment ofthe invention is illustrated, the Convertible Hair Dryer Caddie inaccordance with the invention includes a top panel 1, a mid-section 2and a bottom panel 7 which make up the complete housing of the unit. Twofront doors 3 and 4 are part of the mid-section 2. Snapping the toppanel 1 and mid-section 2 together forms the air duct canal 10. When ahair dryer is mounted in the whole on the top panel 1, the hot air flowsfrom the top of the unit through the top panel 1, through the midsection 2, and out the base 7 of the bottom of the caddie. A laser 5 ismounted on the base 7 of the unit. The laser 5 causes the hair dryer toautomatically come on when plugged into the caddie's socket 8 and thecaddie's electrical cord 6 is plugged into a standard 120-volt socket.Referring now to FIG. 3 is side view of the embodiment shown in FIG. 1.From this view the opening in the base 7 can be seen. When the base 7 isplaced on a desktop or floor, the opening in the ₂o base is a convenientlocation for a person's hands or feet. The caddies plug 6 isconveniently located on the side at the bottom of the caddie's base 7.The top panel 1 and the caddie's base 7 snap onto the mid-section 2 toform the caddie's housing.

1. a Convertible Hair Dryer Caddie unit comprising: a) a housing havingthree parts, a top panel, a mid-section and a base; b) an air duct canalto mount the standard hair dryer; c) a socket to plug the hair dryerinto; d) an electrical plug to feed electricity into the caddie; e) alaser to automatically activate the hair dryer when hands or otherobjects come in contact; f) brackets on the back side of the caddie formounting onto a wall; g) a base that allows the caddie to be placed on acounter top or floor; h) a set of doors which open to the mid-section ofthe caddie; i) shelves inside the caddie's mid-section for storingitems; i) a top panel that has three compartments, one to support thehair dryer and the other two will support the hair dryer accessories; 2.The convertible hair dryer caddie stated in claim 1 equipped with saidbrackets for mounting the caddie onto a wall and equipped with a toppanel which supports the standard hair dyer and it's accessories.
 3. Theconvertible hair dryer caddie stated in claim 1 equipped with a laser,socket and electrical cord for supplying electricity to the caddie. 4.The convertible hair dryer caddie stated in claim 1 has a duct canal,which directs the hot air, produced by the hair dryer to the base of thecaddie.